Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 26, 2012· Updated Apr 29, 2026
CVE-2012-3517
CVE-2012-3517
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in dns.c in Tor before 0.2.2.38 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via vectors related to failed DNS requests.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
8- trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/6480nvdPatch
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/088006.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00048.htmlnvd
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/21/6nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201301-03.xmlnvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/commit/62637fa22405278758febb1743da9af562524d4cnvd
- lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-announce/2012-August/000086.htmlnvd
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